West Lothian stepped up their bid for the Scottish Cup title for a record sixth time with a comprehensive 100-62 victory over Perth at Headwell.

Perth had a torrid time of it in the recently completed Premier League.

And with them finishing at the foot of the B Section with just two wins from their 10 games, West Lothian went in a red hot favourites, having ruled the roost in the A Section with nine wins from 10 league encounters.

But there was an early glimpse of danger with Perth making a good start to lead over the first six ends.

Yet it was a narrow margin and West Lothian’s 5-2 count in the seventh end was enough to edge the first phase 29-27 then a 36-17 acceleration on the second was sustained by a 35-18 in the third.

And with wins on all four rinks – skipped by Mark Allison, Thomas Mann, Neil Speirs, and Jamie Gracie – West Lothian were duly rewarded for a very strong team performance.

It was a good solid win for West Lothian and will give them great confidence going into the next round.

The reward for last seasons losing finalists is a second round renewal against defending champions Blantyre fresh from a 105-58 win over Portobello conquerors Fraserburgh.